Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Otidiformes > Otididae > Chlamydotis > Chlamydotis undulataChlamydotis undulata (Houbara Bustard)Synonyms: Psophia undulata (homotypic) The houbara bustard or North African houbara (Chlamydotis undulata) is a large bird in the bustard family. This bustard is found in arid habitats spread across northern Africa with a population on the Canary Islands. They are dull brown with black markings on the wings with a greyish neck and a black ruff along the side of the neck. Males and females appear very similar but males are larger and heavier. This species formerly included MacQueen's bustard, sometimes known as the Asian houbara as a subspecies. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 22.7252 EDGE Score: 4.55283 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 3.594 lbs (1.63 kg) | | Birth Weight [2] | 68 grams | | Female Weight [4] | 2.535 lbs (1.15 kg) | | Male Weight [4] | 4.321 lbs (1.96 kg) | | Weight Dimorphism [4] | 70.4 % |  | | Diet [3] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Frugivore, Granivore, Herbivore | | Diet - Ectothermic [3] | 10 % | | Diet - Fruit [3] | 20 % | | Diet - Invertibrates [3] | 20 % | | Diet - Plants [3] | 30 % | | Diet - Seeds [3] | 20 % | | Forages - Understory [3] | 20 % | | Forages - Ground [3] | 80 % | | | Clutch Size [6] | 2 | | Clutches / Year [1] | 1 | | Fledging [1] | 35 days | | Incubation [5] | 24 days | | Mating Display [2] | Ground display | | Maximum Longevity [1] | 15 years | | | Female Maturity [1] | 1 year 6 months |
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| Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe |
Kazahkstan, Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Alashan Plateau semi-desert |
China, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands |
Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt , Iraq, Jordan, Syria |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Atlantic coastal desert |
Mauritania, Western Sahara |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Badghyz and Karabil semi-desert |
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Tajikistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Asian northern desert |
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Asian riparian woodlands |
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Asian southern desert |
Turkmenistan stretching, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Eastern Anatolian montane steppe |
Iran, Turkey, Armenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Gobi desert steppe |
China, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Emin Valley steppe |
China, Kazakstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Gissaro-Alai open woodlands |
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Gobi Lakes Valley desert steppe |
Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Great Lakes Basin desert steppe |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Kazakh semi-desert |
Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Kazakh steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Kazakh upland |
Kazahkstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Kopet Dag semi-desert |
Iran, Turkmenistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe |
Iran, Turkmenistan |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets |
Morocco, Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe |
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mesopotamian shrub desert |
Iraq, Syria, Jordan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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North Saharan steppe and woodlands |
Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert |
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Red Sea Nubo-Sindian tropical desert and semi-desert |
Egypt, Jordan, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Sahara desert |
Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Niger |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Saharan halophytics |
Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania, Western Sahara |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Sayan Alpine meadows and tundra |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Sayan Intermontane steppe |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Sayan montane conifer forests |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Selenge-Orkhon forest steppe |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Tian Shan foothill arid steppe |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Tian Shan montane conifer forests |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Altyn-Emel National Park |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3 |
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Arys-Karaktau State Reserved Zone |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3 |
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Azraq |
Jordan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Badhyz |
Turkmenistan |
A1, A3 |
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Bahram-e-Gour Protected Area |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, B2, B3 |
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Banni Grassland and Chhari Dhand |
India |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Burqu' |
Jordan |
A3, B2, B3 |
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Buzaubay |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3 |
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Cliffs of Zin and the Negev highlands |
Israel |
A4i, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3 |
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Cuchillete de Buenavista-gully of La Torre-Los Alares |
Spain |
A1, A2, B2, B3, C1, C2, C6 |
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Desert National Park |
India |
A1, A3 |
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Dzheiran Ecocentre |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Famara sandy plain |
Spain |
B2, B3, C2, C6 |
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Garabil |
Turkmenistan |
A1, A3 |
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Hamoun-i Gabi |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
B2, B3 |
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Hamun-i-Puzak |
Afghanistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Harrat al-Harrah |
Saudi Arabia |
A1, A3, B2, B3 |
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Hormod Protected Area |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, B3 |
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Isthmus of Jandía sandy plain |
Spain |
B2, B3, C2, C6 |
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Jabal al-Bishri |
Syria |
B2, B3 |
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Jabal Sis and surroundings |
Syria |
A4i, B2, B3 |
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Jiddat al Harasis |
Oman |
A1, A3, B2 |
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Kalmand Protected Area |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, B2 |
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Karakyr Lakes |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Karnabchul Steppe |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Kattakurgan Reservoir |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Kayrakkum Reservoir |
Tajikistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Lajares sandy plain-Cotillo-Ezquinzo |
Spain |
B2, B3, C2, C6 |
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Lake Bakhtegan, Lake Tashk and Kamjan marshes |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
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Los Molinos gully-Plain of La Laguna |
Spain |
A1, B2, B3, C1, C6 |
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Lower reaches of the Sarysu River |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3 |
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Monde Protected Area |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, A4i, B1i |
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North-western steppe |
Afghanistan |
A1, A3 |
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Northern part of the Assake-Audan depression |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3 |
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Northern shore of Aydarkul Lake |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Peninsula of Jandía |
Spain |
A1, B2, B3, C1, C6 |
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Plains of La Corona-Las Honduras |
Spain |
B2, B3, C2, C6 |
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Plains of Mareta-Hoya de la Yegua |
Spain |
B2, B3, C2, C6 |
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Registan desert |
Afghanistan |
A1, A3 |
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Repetek |
Turkmenistan |
A3 |
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Rogatoe Lake |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Sabkhat al-Jabbul |
Syria |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 |
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Saiga Nature Sanctuary |
Uzbekistan |
A1 |
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Sandy plain of Corralejo |
Spain |
B2, B3, C2, C6 |
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Sudochye Lake |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Tadmur desert and mountains |
Syria |
A1, B2 |
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Telikol Lakes |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A4iii |
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The desert around Kurkuduk village |
Uzbekistan |
A1, A3 |
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Touran |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A1, B2, B3 |
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Wadi al-Azib |
Syria |
B2, B3 |
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Wadi Araba |
Jordan |
B2, B3 |
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Western Negev |
Israel |
A1, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, B2 |
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Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Zhagabulak Forest |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3 |
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Zhusandala |
Kazakhstan |
A1, A3 |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Horn of Africa |
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, Yemen |
No |
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Irano-Anatolian |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
No |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
No |
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Mountains of Central Asia |
Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
No |
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